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Baruch Ivcher

Baruch Ivcher is an Israeli-born businessman in Peru, known as the controlling owner of the television station Frecuencia Latina, whose Peruvian citizenship was revoked in 1997 after it aired reports on government corruption.

born 1940Owning Peru's Frecuencia LatinaRevocation of his Peruvian citizenshipThe Paraiso mattress companyDonations to Reichman University

Born: 17 February 1940, Hadera
Occupation: businessperson
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Baruch Ivcher was born in 1940 in Hadera

Baruch Ivcher was born in Hadera in 1940. He served in the IDF Signal Corps. In 1968 he completed a law degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then opened a small law office in Hadera and married Nomi.

In 1970 he moved to Lima to run a mattress factory, Paraiso, that his brother Menachem had founded. The small plant grew into a major mattress producer in Peru, and in 1978 he was named the country's industrialist of the year. In 1982 he bought 11% of a new television channel, and 2 years later took control with 54%.

In 1996 his station aired investigative reports on corruption tied to President Alberto Fujimori and intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos. After he refused a bribe, his Peruvian citizenship was revoked in September 1997 and his businesses were seized. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called on Peru to stop harassing him, and his citizenship and most of his property were restored by late 2000.

He also invested in Israel, including the Coffee Bean café chain and film production. He has donated to Reichman University, which gave him an honorary doctorate in 2022, and in 2019 gave 25 million shekels to renovate the Beit Lessin Theater. In 2011 he sold Frecuencia Latina. He is married to Nomi and lives in Lima and Tel Aviv.